Two minors drowned while one escaped at Bhadbhada dam under Ratibad police station area on Tuesday; incident took place when the three minors have gone to take a bath in the afternoon on Tuesday.
Panic prevailed at Bhadbhada Dam area after two minors drowned. The incident took place at around 1 pm when the three have gone to take bath and they started drowning. locals rushed to their rescue and informed the police and with the help of divers they were rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital where two of them were declared dead and third escaped but his condition are reportedly critical.
In charge of Ratibad police Kanchan Gupta said that the deceased were identified as Nikhil Gaur (13) and Umesh Gaur (10) while condition of Vikas Yadav (10) is reportedly critical. He is undergoing treatment at Sharda hospital. Yadav belongs to same village of the deceased.
Nikhil’s real brother Nitin tried to rescue them but failed and rushed to bring help. The deceased were cousins, she added. The two deceased were resident of Sewania Gaur village.
After the preliminary investigation the bodies were sent for the post mortem and the police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Police received the information at about 1.30 pm and rushed to the spot and rescued the three but only one survived while two died. The family members were not aware that the minors have gone to Bhadbhada Dam and were informed regarding the incident.